I recently got a magnetic car dock w/ Qi wireless charging. The mount is about twice the width as my old iMagnet dock. As such, I typically have to reposition it several times to avoid the magnetic sensor putting the phone into smart case mode.
I haven't found any settings for disabling the smart case mode, but I'm wondering if there are any apps that might do this.
Thanks!
You should be able to turn off the quick case functionality in settings, so it ignores the input to the sensor, no?
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Alright, yes I know how to use the search function and I can launch the Car Dock application itself just fine with the previously mentioned shortcut, however I need to switch the mode itself apparently (i.e. with the steering wheel icon onscreen).
I own a Car Dock but I want to be able to use the included cable that supports both charging and audio output in one cord. THAT only works in Dock Mode (in fact it doesnt even charge when plugged directly in, let alone route the audio to the 3.5mm jack.
I have to say that so far the thought put into the Motorola accessories like this dock blow away the HTC options and this Micro-USB to combo USB/3.5mm is exactly what I need but sometimes I just want to be able to only plug in ONE cord.
Any thoughts?
Im not sure what you are asking -- I disabled the Car Dock application by telling Tasker to open by default when plugged in.. I get MEDIA audio through the audio plug from the car dock.
Like I said, along with the car dock there is a combo cord, Micro USB to plug into the phone and USB on the other end for power as well as a female headphone jack. This cord usually plugs into the back of the dock which just extends it to the Micro-USB plug in the cradle that you set the phone into. I want to use the cord only, plugged directly into the phone.
Unfortunately the phone only routes audio out through the Micro-USB port when its in car dock mode, this is separate from the car dock app running and is denoted by the steering wheel icon in the top bar of the screen. Its switched into this mode by the previously mentioned magnets in the car dock, I need a way to switch it on some other way.
The cord is convenient because you only have to plug ONE thing in and you have both power and audio. Make sense?
starcastic said:
The cord is convenient because you only have to plug ONE thing in and you have both power and audio. Make sense?
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Believe me, convenience makes sense to me.. I took the HD dock, and modified it so that it could be mounted to a ProClip swivel mount.. Part of that involved opening up the actual dock.. There is an IC inside the dock mount, if I recall - and I suspect that may be doing some playing around with the USB/audio split function. I did not see any magnets in there. The phone knows the difference between the HD Dock and the Car Dock - so I suspect the IC is giving it some of its info to determine that. I am not sure if magnets are being used this time around.
Does anyone know if the remote that comes with the web-dock combo will work while the phone is in the car dock? It would be a great feature and a lot safer to change songs while you are driving.
When I first got my Photon I had a problem getting the phone to seat properly in the dock using the Sprint case with holster. The case was hitting the raised area around the connectors because the hole in the case wasn't big enough, so I took a small file and carefully enlarged the hole so it could seat properly. I said all of that to say this; The phone appeared to be seated enough to be docked but was off just enough to not get a good connection. If there was anything magnet related it would have been in the dock enough to have been activated. There is definitely something in the dock that is being monitored to put it in Car Mode. If I get a chance today I'll do some testing to try and determine what is going on.
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Been offline while doing some other things or I'd have replied earlier but yeah, the magnet idea was just a guess based on other reports here, I've not had a chance to disassemble mine to see whats goin' on in there.
I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the fit and finish on the dock as it relates to the way the integrated connector mates with the phone, it has an odd angle on it and even then doesnt seat all the way. Thats both with and without my slim case, both with and without the included. I dont have the bulky chrome Dell-looking Sprint case but its SUPPOSED to accept that one if you remove the spacer insert in the dock.
Hi all,
i'm looking for to buy a Razr Maxx.
Now I have Milestone 2 and it have a simple method to "understand" Car Dock Mode, It have a gauss sensor on its back. This sensors recognoize a magnet on the dock and switch the phone to car dock. I purchased a little thin magnet and with some glue attached it to an universal holder.
This switched my universal holder to a Motorola Car Dock ).
I have to use a universal car dock, because i don't want to remove phone from silicon shell every time i use in the car, so i do not want to use a motorola cardock.
Reading around i found that Razr and Razr Maxx, do not have this magnet sensor, but the switch to car dock is hanled by special connection into USB cable.
So I would like to know it there is a USB Cable that switch phone to Cardock. Also a schema of the cable it's enought I can made by myself.
Many Thanks
Marco
There's no cable that activates car dock. However, I'm puzzled why you're not looking for software to activate car dock, or an alternative car dock app.
Nikorasu said:
There's no cable that activates car dock. However, I'm puzzled why you're not looking for software to activate car dock, or an alternative car dock app.
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Hi, app require my interaction with the phone interface, after placing phone on the cradle and connecting cable. 3 Action to switch in car mode, in front of 2 action i done today simply placing and connecting to power cord.
This is reason whi i'm looking for a cable like this for HTC one X: http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-usb-cable-activates-car-dock-app.html
Does anyone have experience with this dock:
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Stan...355001050&sr=8-1&keywords=hyperion+dock+one+x
The reviews claim that it does not bring up dock mode, but the most recent review from July says that its possible with a little modification (bolded).
"I have an HTC One X (AT&T version) and wanted a dock to allow me to use the phone as an alarm clock/bedside device.
The design for this charger is actually quite good, but the build quality leaves much to be desired, at least in my opinion. When I plugged in the dock to power and docked the phone, the charging light did not come on, and the phone kept switching between dock mode and normal mode every few seconds. Also the charging (actually power) light never came on. However, the phone charged just fine, and the dock was heavy enough to not have a risk of tipping over, and fit the phone perfectly.
After reading other reviews, I knew that the dock didn't actually put the phone into "dock mode", so I planned on modifying the device from the start and decided not to send it back because of it's flaws. Upon taking the dock apart I saw that it had a circuit board that looks like it was designed for several types of HTC phones, because of the many blank spaces for components. There was a 10k-ohm resistor which I assume was intended either for the LED power indicator, or putting the phone into dock mode (earlier HTC phones used a 10k-ohm resistor to indicate dock mode), but it's hard to tell since it didn't actually connect to anything. While that was concerning, even more so was the fact that the LED was wired to the wrong pad on the circuit board. When I connected it to the right pad, I found the blue LED was extremely bright, too bright for my intended bedside use. I wired a less-intense red LED (because red doesn't affect night vision) to a 100-ohm resistor connected to the +5v on the USB port. Wiring a 47k-ohm resistor between pins 4 and 5 of the USB port was sufficient to tell the phone to go into dock mode.
Overall, if you just want a dock to charge the phone, or want to put in a little soldering to make it into a decent dock, I can recommend this device. Otherwise I would wait until the higher quality docks come to market."
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Has this mod been tried by anyone? Will it work on any dock?
Sounds good and logical to me.....try it....I might to if I can get the dock ordered.... Y wouldn't it work?
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Dock mode
if I look in the settings of my Telus HOX+ it has dock mode listed with choices that pop up when its docked. I do not have a dock to see what it does but do not all HOX+ have a dock setting? I was hoping it was more magnet activated like my Atrix was
Not Really, but it's a good match and fit.
Maybe I should kickstart these? Or maybe license them to LLP? Standard weighted desktop tape dispenser turned around. Watch band slides around the spool and everything holds up nicely. Easy insertion and removal. When not in use, the cradle sits nicely on top. I need to order some more right angle usb cables for a better fit and to reduce stress on the port.
This is probably from staples. I'd imagine any other tape dispenser would work nicely as tape rolls are pretty standard.
brilliant idea!
How do you work the buttons when it's in the case? Have you drilled some holes?
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How do you work the buttons when it's in the case? Have you drilled some holes?
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In my current setup, I only use the physical buttons for the power button and to lock the screen. Instead I use ultimate nav bar for accessing all the functions on-screen, and have disabled screen off when charging in the developers settings.
Somewhere I have an extra Qi wireless charging pad which I should try to attach either to the Omate Directly or to the Cradle
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In my current setup, I only use the physical buttons for the power button and to lock the screen. Instead I use ultimate nav bar for accessing all the functions on-screen, and have disabled screen off when charging in the developers settings.
Somewhere I have an extra Qi wireless charging pad which I should try to attach either to the Omate Directly or to the Cradle
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The watch strap is actually quite restrictive I couldn't even get it to make contact with my touchstone... perhaps a charging induction coil at the base of the cradle could be an interesting one...
Actually I meant induction charging on my last message, wireless charging the TS would be amazing though
Alright, I've still got my Tablet Z (SO-03E from docomo) and I still use the included desk charging dock (SGP-DS5?), but lately it's been extremely difficult to get the contacts to, well, contact. I have to push it against the contacts on the left to try to get it to connect, but chances are once I release it the contacts don't touch properly and the charging either stops outright or eventually fades out (I have a USB voltage and amps meter to check and it indicates nothing is wrong with the tablet charging or the charger I am using).
So basically I tried cleaning with some alcohol which initially helped, but now it just seems that over time the pins on the dock have simply ended up getting recessed too far into the dock. Or something along that line, that's just my guess. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue and found a solution? Maybe I should find some tweezers to try to pull the pins out? Or maybe I need to clean the contacts more thoroughly? It seems to really be a pins-not-touching-charging-contacts problem, but I can't really figure out how to fix it seeing as it's not like the smaller phone docks where the latch push the pins outward.
I have been using the USB port to charge the tablet if you're going to suggest that, but I really don't like opening and closing the cover everytime. I do have concerns about its durability.
Edit: I found the latch on the Tablet Z dock that pushes the pins outward, but even if they are contacting they don't seem to be charging consistently. I can't figure this out... and I don't have another dock I can test with.
My dock was doing the same thing.
I used some wet and dry sandpaper (p280) to clean both contacts on the dock and the tablet.
Seems to be working now.
Good luck.